In March 2016, the Scottish FA issued an Unacceptable Conduct statement in relation to matches played at Scotland’s National Stadium, Hampden Park or at away stadia hosting matches of the Scottish FA. This statement can be found in this section.

In collaboration with the Football Safety Officer Association (Scotland) and the SPFL, the Ground Regulations for entry into football stadia in Scotland were reviewed and were distributed to member clubs along with a list of Prohibited Items. This list can be found in this section.

INTEGRITY

The fight against match-fixing and match-manipulation of football matches is a global issue and must be tackled in the strongest possible way, before it has a negative impact on the Scottish game. This is a serious and worrying issue for everyone involved in the game and the matter requires urgent attention, to enable us to combat this threat and protect our matches here in Scotland. The involvement of criminals or organised crime groups in the instigation and manipulation of games that are fixed causes significant challenges to the Scottish FA and our associated members.

Peter McLaughlin is the Scottish FA Security & Integrity Officer who, as part of his security profile, has the responsibility to examine, monitor and investigate any allegations of match-fixing in Scotland. To combat this evil, it was identified that there was undoubtedly a need to involve other partners (as to fight match-fixing will require more than just the governing body) including the Professional Footballers Association Scotland, League Representatives, Police Scotland and the Crown Office & Procurators Fiscal Service. Consequently, the Scottish FA has created an Integrity Taskforce aimed at tackling allegations of match manipulation.

The Taskforce is chaired by the Security & Integrity Officer and meets quarterly to discuss all issues relating to match fixing. Key areas of prevention include increased awareness and education programmes to Clubs, Players, Coaches and Officials. The statement of intent from the Scottish FA is that match-fixing will not be tolerated in Scottish Football and that all reasonable and relevant measures, identified by the Integrity Officer, will be put in place to combat this threat.